Lyndel Caffrey

Lyndel Caffrey is a Melbourne writer, mentor and creative writing teacher. She works to help writers build a deeper understanding of the story they have to tell and how to tell it. Lyndel has been published by 'Southerly', 'Poetrix', 'Vignette Press' and newmatilda.com, among others. Her novella 'Glad' featured in 'Griffith Review' 38. She’s working on two novels: 'The Christmas Box', set in 1930s Melbourne, and 'The Gun Club', her Great War novel, which was shortlisted for the 2015 Richell Prize. Lyndel is the Local Mentor for the Write-ability Goes Regional and Online Loddon Region Writers Group.

Manuscript Assessments

Entries are now open for The Ada Cambridge Writing Prizes (The Adas). For the first time, submissions for prose and poetry are open to all writers who live in Victoria. The Young Ada Short Story Prize remains open to 14-18-year-olds, who live, study or work in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Winners...